Finally!!!!!!!!
Are you ready, Sisters? Do you hear me cheering?? I have never been more excited about doing this.
I am on the verge of doing about 10 backward flips on my hardwoods. I said on the verge. Not quite doing it. Well, I’m doing it in my heart. That counts for a lot around here.
SO LET’S DO THIS THING! Now, promise me this! Promise me you will read this entire post before you leave a single comment. I know you’re about to burst and I am, too, and, for that reason, I’ll keep it as short as possible. It’s so important that we get our ground rules firmly established so that we’ll have a fabulous experience. Remember, hundreds of our participants this time around are brand new so let’s make sure everybody’s on the same page.
A few things you absolutely MUST KNOW:
*Your comment to this post is your official registration onto the team. Everybody starts at Verse 1 no matter when they begin the process. (Word gets around and we often still have people joining in with us even in March and April. We don’t mind how late they begin as long as they can catch up, memorize their verses, and document each one of them on the proper post as an official participant.) This launch post will remain right here in this January 1st 2013 slot all year long and each new person will need to make her first entry here. This is how we track who signed up when we get to the end of the year and it’s party time.
*Your comment must be strictly limited to the following 5 pieces of information: name, city, verse, reference, translation. I’ll say it slower now for those brand new to the process:
Your name (or first name if you prefer), city. Your verse for that two-week period written all the way out, the reference for it (where it is found in the Bible: Book, chapter, verse) AND the *translation you’ve taken it from.
(*For instance, is the Bible you’ve pulled the passage from a KJV, an NAS, HCSB, NIV or NLT? Or is it The NET Bible, The Message or another similar version? The translation almost always appears on the outside spine of a Bible. If not, you will find it on the first few pages. If you’re looking on line, you’ll get an option to choose a translation. Do so as it speaks most clearly to you. We aren’t fussing over translations here in our memory work. You also do not need to stick with one version throughout.)
Just those 5 pieces of information!Ā They will comprise every comment to this post. And the moment you start scrolling through all of them, you’ll see why. Page after page after page after page of Scripture and each one telling a reader exactly where to find it. It is the most powerful sight to behold. This invites people who are not participating in the memory work to reap tremendous benefits by just reading the comments and taking strength from verses they may not have known existed. This way it has the potential to bless our whole community or any weary visitor to our blog. I’ve been in crises before and gotten on the comment pages and scrolled from Scripture to Scripture and practically wept with relief and fresh courage or revelation. That’s why it’s best to keep the SSMT comments as succinct as possible. If you’ve got an exclamation in you that you just can’t hold back, you can occasionally make the briefest comment like, “I really need this one!” or “I’m sharing so-and-so’s verse” but, please, no more than that.
Comments other than the verse-entries on the 1st and 15th of each month can’t be approved. I’m so sorry and I hope you’ll understand. Thousands of us will be doing this together so the moderation process is monumental from the administrative side. The verses will be all Lindsee and I can handle in the comments for our two SSMT days per month. Keep in mind: NONE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN TO THE OTHER BLOG POSTS HERE AT LPM. We will be completely free to do our regular thing on all other posts! The really stringent rules are only for the 1st and 15th of each month in 2013 and in reference to Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I hope that makes sense!
*Your comment may take 24 hours to get moderatedĀ (or posted if you’re new to the blog process) and sometimes a bit longer if it falls over a weekend. We try our hardest to stay up with it but on those days when 500+ come in at once, it’s quite a task! But we love it! It just requires a little patience on all sides! Before you assume that your entry somehow vanished and you’re tempted to write it again,Ā give it one full day and see if it shows up. Keep track of what time you posted it and double check the comments around that same time.Ā The accidental repeats make it much harder to track participation through the course of the year so always double check. If you don’t find it a day later, by all means, post it again!
*Remember that you get to choose your own verse! That’s really important! The ease with which you can memorize a verse is greatly impacted by how much it means to you. The more you need it or want it, the more you’ll absorb it. If you come up dry at times, no problem! You can either share my verse or another in the comment line that really speaks to you.
*PRAY that God will bless you in this endeavor and will enable you to memorize His Word! Ask continually throughout the entire year! When I get stuck and frustrated that I can’t get my words in order, if I’ll stop what I’m doing and ask God to supernaturally infuse me and help me to concentrate, you would not believe how quickly a breakthrough will come.
Are you about to stuff a sock in my mouth?? I’m about 2 seconds from stuffing one in my own mouth. Melissa gave me two new pair of boot socks for Christmas so at least I have fresh choices.
All right, already! Here goes mine! In honor of our process ahead and how willing the Holy Spirit is to help us…
Beth from Houston Texas, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV84
Here’s one more alternative if you’ve never memorized it for a new year! I just love it for January 1st:
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.Ā Psalm 65:11 NIV
May God’s grace abound to you, Sweet Thing. WELCOME! We have such a fabulous challenge ahead of us. GOD, GRANT US YOUR GOOD FAVOR!
So…what are you waiting for??? SIGN IN WITH VERSE ONE!
PS. I thought you guys might find it a bit amusing that I brought in the first 300 comments in the CAR on the way to the airport to catch my Atlanta flight for Passion 2013. Laughing. You keep your blog mama busy. I love you so!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Jennifer, Hilliard, OH
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have One who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we many receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:15-16 NIV
Kimberly
Springdale, AR
The Lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for him, to those who seek him. It is good that one should hope in and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:25-26
Amplified Bible
Megan, Charleston WV
“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.” Titus 2:4-5 NIV
Lewisburg, OH “Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” James 3:1 NIV
Rosanna B, St. Stephen, NB
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life” 1 John 1:1 ESV
Tina, Cincinnati, OH : Isaiah 12:2 – Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. (NIV)
Jennifer from Brandon, MS “The Lord is my light and my salvation; who shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?” Psalm 27:1 NASB
Jill from Midland, For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Ginger from Tulsa, OK
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)
Tona, Rowlett, TX
Iām not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, donāt get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but Iāve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onwardāto Jesus. Iām off and running, and Iām not turning back. Phil 3:12-14 The Message
Stephanie Knight; Waynesboro, MS
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”
1Peter 5:6 NIV
Noreen U; Calgary, AB
“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:8 (NLT)
Rebecca Grogan, Jacksonville, AL, “Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” Genesis 2:3 NIV
Linda, Delray Beach, FL
“The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 (NIV)
Three Rivers, MI “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24 NIV
Autumn~ Nashville,TN
Luke 6:37
NIV
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven..
Nealie; Chesapeake, VA
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, I will give your a rest.
Matthew 11:28 NRSV
Aleta, Woodburn, OR. Isaiah 58, 11. NIV. The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Joy~Pella~ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad. Greetings. My brethren (siestas :)) count it all joy when you fall into various trials,… James 1:1-2 NKJ
Inez Barnes
Hamburg, AR
Psalm 139:23-24
New International Version (NIV)
23Ā Search me, God, and know my heart;
Ā Ā Ā Ā test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24Ā See if there is any offensive way in me,
Ā Ā Ā Ā and lead me in the way everlasting.
John 14:26
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
John 1:1 (ESV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
Donna from Tatum, Texas
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
Alison Frye, Perrysburg
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive
the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:14 NLT
Kristi Holland – Kountze, Tx
Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Robin; Lancaster, PA
Jeremiah 18:4-6, ESV
And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. Then the word of the Lord came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.”
Mel, from Springdale, AR. This is my first time to join, so I’m going to begin the New Year with this one.
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
“Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloeinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Israel! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your resources. These words which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart;” Deut.6:4-6 CJB
(I’m beginning with this one b/c its my hearts cry – to love Him thoroughly.)
Jewel from Clarksville, TN…The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalms 126:3 NIV
Ruth – Madison, GA
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
2nd Cor 5:17 NIV
Sarah, Orillia
The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
– Ecclesiastes 7:8-10 NIV
Christa from Peoria, AZ
John 16:33
New Living Translation (NLT)
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.ā
Jodi Alley – Humble, Tx “You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.” Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
NancyCoffey: Barboursville WV
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new Creation;
old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
Sharla Robertson, Granbury TX
Jesus said, “The first in importance is, ‘Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.’ And here is the second: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment that ranks with these.” (Mark 12:29-31 MSG)
Tava Chandler. Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
I have told you these things, so that in me you have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!! I have overcome the world. John 16:33. NIV
Jennifer, Marion, IL
Matthew 5:6-8 ESV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Gloria, Martinsburg, PA. For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 NASB
Lora from Silver Spring, MD
Jesus replied: āāLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: āLove your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:37-39 NIV
Erin Wieder from Stafford, VA
Matthew 21:22 “Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” NRSV
Debbie, Eastland, Texas
You crown the year with Your goodness; Your ways overflow with plenty. Psalm 65:11, Holman
For the eyes if the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.
2 Chronicles 16:9 (AMP)
Becky
Willowick, OH
1John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or
speech, but with actions and in truth.
NIV
Debbie Pauly – Conway Springs,KS
For the eyes if the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.
2 Chronicles 16:9 (AMP)
Candice Childers from Ferris, TX
“You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your catrs overflow with abundance.”
Psalm 65:11
Happy New Year Siestas!
Michele from Sedalia, MO.: Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my sol. Psalm 143:8 NIV
Jennifer from Little Rock, AR: “It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.” Romans 9:16 (NIV)
Kaycee Thornton; Arlington, TX
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.”
Well here I go, my first memory scripture.
Evon, Houston Texas, Jer 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,ā declares the Lord, āplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.